"South Korean state media reported that Washington has agreed to establish a new visa working group for the country, with discussions said to include Seoul's desire for a separate U.S. visa quota for its workers. Currently, the U.S. allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations under its H-1B visa program, but the system is highly selective due to an annual cap and a lottery system."
"South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called the raid bewildering, adding that it would discourage future investment into the U.S. I should think so. All indications are that this raid was undertaken as a part of the Stephen Miller siege of various workplaces aimed at fulfilling the president's ludicrous ambition of 3,000 arrests a day. Nice work if you can get it."
On September 4, a massive raid at a Hyundai battery facility in Ellabell, Georgia detained 475 workers, most of whom were South Korean, and those detainees have been repatriated. The detentions triggered a major outcry in South Korea and prompted U.S. agreement to create a visa working group, with Seoul seeking a separate U.S. visa quota for its workers. The current H-1B program is capped and lottery-based. Seoul is reviewing whether human rights violations occurred during enforcement. U.S. officials say hundreds of detainees were residing illegally. Experts warn the raid could prompt foreign firms to reassess U.S. staffing and investment plans.
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